Last week, an almost capacity crowd gathered at Clark Atlanta University to watch a screening of Ambassador Andrew Young’s documentary, “The Color of Money,” as part of Operation HOPE’s HOPE Global Forums’ Salon Series. Young was in attendance along with John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE. After the screening, they spoke […]
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Reggie McKnight announces Google partnership with friend, mentor Andrew Young
By Maria Saporta A bond was formed at first sight. Reginald “Reggie” McKnight, Google’s head of global social impact, described meeting former Mayor Andrew Young after moving to Atlanta about 18 months ago. “We hit it off on a personal and professional level,” McKnight said in an interview on Friday. “We made an immediate connection […]
Grove Park Foundation’s Executive Director Talks About the Importance of Resident-Centered Community Engagement
Note from John Ahmann, President and CEO, Westside Future Fund Our last column was posted on December 10th, 2018 by Kathy Colbenson, President & CEO of Chris 180, on Building Community Through Partnership. We took a break from our weekly columns to celebrate the holidays, the New Year and the Super Bowl, wonderfully hosted by […]
Remembering Ivory Lee Young, Jr.
This last Saturday, December 1st, 2018 I joined hundreds of others at the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel in celebrating the Life, Legacy and Spirit of The Honorable Ivory Lee Young Jr. Dozens took voice to share their experiences of this remarkable man, including two former Atlanta mayors, Ambassador Andrew Young and […]
